The exhibition was one of the great nineteenth-century projects for improving the world. Combining the Victorian virtues of communication, co-operation, and competition, it promised to advertise the choice products of civilization to a receptive public.
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- Bibliography, etc. Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 907.4/71
- Dewey Decimal Edition Number
- 21
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
- Geographic Area Code
- n-cn---
- ISBN
- 9781442681507 0802042724
- LCCN
- T395.5.C3
- LCCN Item number
- H42 1998eb
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- CaOTU
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- 1 electronic text (viii, 412 p.)
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- Canada
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- CaOOCEL
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- Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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- (CaBNVSL)thg00600522 (OCoLC)431543259 (CaOOCEL)417873
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Table of Contents
- Contents 6
- Acknowledgments 8
- Introduction 12
- 1 The Theory of the Exhibition: An Overview 19
- Part One: Exhibitions in Central Canada 38
- 2 The Early History of Exhibitions in Canada, 1789–1837 40
- 3 Exhibitions as Politics in Central Canada, 1841–1891 61
- 4 The Provincial Exhibitions and Economic Development, 1846–1893 88
- 5 Exhibition Culture 115
- Part Two: Canada at the International Exhibitions 148
- 6 International Exhibitions and Canadian Nationality, 1851–1867 150
- 7 Exhibitions in Europe after Confederation and the Commodification of Canada 191
- 8 Exhibitions in America after Confederation and the Commodification of Everything 227
- Part Three: Exhibitions and Identities 266
- 9 Women and the Political Economy of Exhibitions 268
- 10 Making a Spectacle: Exhibitions of the First Nations 294
- Conclusion 320
- Appendix: Tables 326
- Notes 334
- Note on Sources 404
- Illustration Credits 406
- Index 408
- A 408
- B 409
- C 410
- D 411
- E 412
- F 412
- G 413
- H 413
- I 414
- J 414
- K 414
- L 415
- M 415
- N 416
- O 417
- P 417
- Q 418
- R 418
- S 419
- T 420
- U 420
- V 420
- W 420
- Y 421
- Z 421
